I don’t know about the rest of you, but in the fifth grade when I stepped onto the bus with my Sony CD player and the new Bowling for Soup album at the time; A Hangover You Don’t Deserve, (by the way, I had no clue what a hangover was and why I didn’t deserve one) I was instantly the celebrated as the coolest kid in school. As we walked down the halls and played out at recess, we sang along to hits like “1985” and “Almost” and though we didn’t understand any of the adult-oriented words and did not come close to catching any of the themes throughout the music, we loved it!
For some, the obsession ended with fifth grade graduation. Others, it faded out into the sixth grade. But not for me. BFS ran deep through my veins and to this day, I still sometimes get nervous breakdowns where the only thing I can turn to is my blessed albums by Bowling for Soup.
If it wasn’t for Bowling for Soup I probably would not have made it through elementary school let alone middle school. With Jaret Reddick’s lyrics guiding me through the night, I can rest assured that there is hope in the future.
Some lyrical genius mixed with instrumental talent and a divine inspiration Bowling for Soup has been able to keep kids throughout the world on their toes as to what will come next. Pandemonium ensued last January as their seventh studio album; Sorry for Partyin' was released.
Though I have been disappointed recently, because as I have been avidly checking my email as well as the BFS home page, all of their tour dates have been posted in Europe! This is an outrage to me, as there are so many big fans right here in the United States! Maybe if a member or associate of Bowling for Soup reads this they might bring the “Party in Your Pants Tour” back home where the party started.
Though their style has become somewhat less “punk” and more “pop,” they still hold true their somewhat existent core. Let’s just say that if they keep making it, I’ll keep buying it.
The things I learn here!
Posted by: Kathryn Gerth | 04/07/2010 at 08:24 PM